I will say this: if you go to the linkedin profile of the organizer, he describes himself as “awesome” and appears devoid of humility or concern/interest for others not sharing his interest in himself, which reminds me of everything that has run off the rails of late in SF. As for the “race” it seems ok enough as a concept, but in a really, really silly location. And how again is it the SFMTA lets these guys block major east-west streets on a Saturday night for this? I bet if a group of go-cart racers wanted to do the same thing the SFMTA wouldn’t even return their calls.

Mariposa ends at harrison. 18th gets all crooked and funky at Harrison. So you aren’t using those. 16th was open, and is almost always a better choice than 17th anyway.

There’s just no reasonable way to object to this. No major roads were closed, and vehicle traffic in that neighborhood is really low on a Saturday night. Worst case scenario is that someone’s journey took an extra minute because they had to go up to 16th instead of cutting straight across. Big deal.

I will say this: if you’re visiting the LinkedIn profile of the organizer, you have too much time on your hands. If you’re into go-carts, try and organize a run for ‘em; otherwise, shut up and sit your ass down.